To gather is to be in community with others. The Division of Student Lifes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee has identified a few student gathering spaces that staff, faculty, and students should know. Acknowledging spaces of community for others allows us all to support campus-wide inclusion.
Growing up and having a breadth of experiences has allowed Emmett Knee to relate to others in a unique and personal way. Knee is a third-year strategic communication and Spanish student and the most recent recipient of the Love and Honor Story Project.
Miami Universitys Suicide Prevention Team and the Student Counseling Service will sponsor a weeklong campaign to spread awareness about suicide prevention as well as stress management, self-care, and improving well-being.
Miamis office of student wellness will partner with other campus departments and student organizations to host Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) events during April. In addition to traditional events like Take Back the Night and Denim Day, this years events will include a few brand new events and a new spin on some returning events.
Orientation programs will return to an in-person format this year with a new name and updated processes to best serve the class of 2026. The 2022 fall semester orientation process builds on the successes of past in-person and online programs, while also considering the distinct needs of Generation Z students.
In response to student staff concerns about returning to in-person services, the Rinella Learning Center connected with Ohio University and Ball State University to help students connect and share strategies for in-person success.
Described by her peers as a person with a plan, senior Jose Pucel embodies the phrase I am Miami." Josie, nominated for exemplifying the Code of Love and Honor in all she does, is the recipient of the February Love and Honor Story Project.
Miami will host the traveling exhibition in late February to early March. Visitors will discover an overlooked moment in U.S. history when people with disabilities occupied a government building to win their civil rights. The exhibition highlights the protests of April 1977 when disabled people mobilized to push the signing of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 into law.